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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1957
Page
4
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Lawmakers weigh a formal authorization for U S action in a Middle East crisis similar to the Formosa mandate. House Speaker Rayburn and Rep Short urge broad, unified congressional support ahead of a proposed 1955 style resolution.
Private enterprise and government bodies push nuclear energy for peaceful uses. Edison Electric Institute sponsored a conference with 125 electric companies and formed a Technical Appraisal Task Force to track research, assess programs, evaluate reactor designs, and liaise with national groups to deploy commercial reactors.
The article notes rising influence of small and Asia African states within the UN. It compares 1945 and current membership, showing small nations increasing from 57 to about 60 percent of members and Asian African representation growing from 25 percent to 33 percent as the Soviet bloc seats rise from four to nine of eighty.
Hal Boyle discusses The FBI Story by Don Whitehead noting the FBI’s successful counterintelligence history and public service. Hoover’s leadership kept politics aside, while the agency fought crime and safeguarded civil liberties against potential abuses.
Washington Republican and Democratic leaders greet President Eisenhower's push for a joint resolution authorizing use of U S armed forces in the Middle East. Rayburn endorses swift executive action with congressional backing to deter aggression and signal united policy amid global tensions.
The text riffs on diet myths with candy, potatoes, bread and butter, duck versus chicken, and soup. It mixes personal weight tracking with literary trivia about Charlie Chaplin’s children and authorial title changes, plus a note on Japanese literacy and beauty standards.
The Purple Heart is awarded to all men who suffer a wound received in action with an enemy of the United States that necessitates treatment by a medical officer. This definition reflects the official Army regulation guiding the decoration.
Washington anecdotal column recalls Kefauver campaign survivors planning a commemorative reunion on Feb 11. It notes Kalispell and Rock Springs factions, the 1888 blizzard, and jokes about past tours, with references to Nixon, Monroney, Mansfield, and Mansfield.
The fragment lists actors Fred Allen Portland Hoffa Fred MacMurray Alan Jones and Clifton Webb as part of the film feature credits.
A three year old in a domestic scene deftly diverts attention from misbehavior. She tells her father to listen to her while she questions parental responses. Her mother explains scolding is out of love, but the child has already taken the "bal t" and shifted the focus away from the original issue.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Belafonte may star in a high profile interracial marriage. Broadway socialites debate curtseying to the Begum Aga Khan. Paul Brinkman and Jeanne Crain intrigue. Janet Bush scandal in Los Angeles. Presley home dubbed Presley National Park. Katharine Hepburn interviews Desk Set ingénue candidates. Eddie Cantor bookable Feb 8–14. Joe Louis tax debt grows daily. George Shearing to join 1957 Who's Who.
Ann Wood leads a local effort in Oyster Bay to repaint and redecorate her home, with neighbors contributing time and supplies to refresh the residence and bring a shared sense of community to the street.
The stars advise cautious financial dealings between 9 A M and 2 P M with conservative choices in contracts and leases. A May to September focus on job finances, travel, romance, and social gains. November brings good news while December warns against extravagance.
Clifton Webb, recovered from pneumonia in Athens, strolled through Clifton Dinolevi’s antiques with his mother Mariel. He appeared bronzed and ten years younger than his last Manhattan visit, drawing amazed shoppers in the aisles.
LaVerne Baker and manager Al Green threaten a possible 10 million dollar suit over alleged theft of record arrangements. They compare Baker’s Tweedle Dee and Tra La La to Gibbs versions. Later, Pilar Wayne arrives from Rome and arranges a quick trip, while John Wayne’s wife attends Around the World in 80 Days before a rushed departure.
A famous millionaire persists in writing nearly daily letters to his glamorous ex-wife despite a long and painful divorce and a complex final settlement. Friends report she says he cannot accept the divorce and remains emotionally attached to the marriage.
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